<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Fully updated to reflect Java SE 7 language changes, <B> <I> <B>Core Java™, Volume II—Advanced Features, Ninth Edition,</B> </I> </B> is the definitive guide to Java’s most powerful features for enterprise and rich Internet application development.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Designed for serious programmers, this reliable, unbiased, no-nonsense tutorial illuminates advanced Java language and library features with thoroughly tested code examples. As in previous editions, all code is easy to understand, and displays modern best-practice solutions to the real-world challenges faced by professional developers.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Volume II quickly brings you up-to-speed on key Java SE 7 enhancements ranging from its new file I/O API to its improved concurrency utilities. All code examples are updated to reflect these enhancements. Complete descriptions of new language and platform features are highlighted and integrated with insightful explanations of advanced Java programming techniques. You’ll learn all you need to build robust production software with </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Streams, files, and regular expressions</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">XML</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Networking</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Database programming facilities</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">JNDI/LDAP directory integration</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Internationalization</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Advanced Swing and AWT techniques</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">JavaBeans components</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Web services</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Advanced platform security features</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Annotations</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Distributed objects</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Native methods, and more</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">For detailed coverage of fundamental Java SE 7 features, including objects, classes, inheritance, interfaces, reflection, events, exceptions, graphics, Swing, generics, collections, concurrency, and debugging, look for <I>Core Java™, Volume I—Fundamentals, Ninth Edition </I>(ISBN-13: 978-0-13-708189-9).</P>